Mass Suicide Threat in China by Xbox 360 Workers

Published: 1/10/2012, 6:35 PM PST

 

Oh my...
I see why they'd be upset, but suicide is never the answer.

 

I found some more info on 01net.

http://www.01net.com/editorial/5530...s-sur-les-productions-microsoft-chez-foxconn/

I' ll summarize in English :

Foxconn already became infamous worldwide following employee mass suicides in 2010 and 2011, those employees were working on the iPhone and iPad manufacturing lines.
Microsoft declared that this recent mass suicide threat was due to "workers placements and transfer politics, not work conditions", which is of course highly doubtful given that Foxconn products have prices amongst the lowest on the planet and super-galactic margins.
This suicide trend will probably continue since Foxconn leaders decided to replace their employees with a million robots before 2014.

Some of the article commentaries underline the fact that, after jumping at Microsoft, Apple or Foxconn' s throat, we may also wanna take a good look at ourselves in the mirror, wondering how many times we searched the net to find an obsolescently built-in gadget we don' t even need at the cheapest available price.

 

They claimed they would commit suicide, as a protest and a cry for help, like most desperate people do.
They are protest because their livelihood is being threatened, no compensation package means no money when they resigned, effectively cutting off their ability to feed themselves.
They have a right to show their distaste of being lied to.